How to finish my short story by Tendo

"I mean these things are never done, but it's time to move on and start another!"

How I did it: Well, write obviously.

The thing about writing is that it never really seems that fun until you are doing it. Its hard to lock yourself up alone for a few hours and stare at a computer (or typewriter if you are really cool). However, the second you come across that great sentence or paragraph or page, you just cant stop and it is so worth it.    

Lessons & tips: Start by writing with your hand. For some reason I like to physically write out my characters, plot, motifs and even draw to get some sort of visual representation to get into the mindset of my story. This might not work for all, but try getting a whiteboard and just put anything up on it that strikes you and soon you will have some cool story elements to work with.    

Resources: Other books. Frankly I write to have fun and don't plan on any of it to be published, so go ahead and copy that favorite book's-of-your's style or character. Copying is the highest form of flattery... (or however that saying goes.) If you do plan on publishing, well that's just plagiarism, but for all of us low level writer's it can be a great learning experience and help you realize just exactly what it takes to be a good writer. 

For this story I wrote I tried to copy the narrative style and plot progression of "Haircut," a really awesome short story and it taught me that you can play with the lines of a heterodiegetic and homodiegetic narrator. Let me know how you think I did:


 

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